Sylvester

Would it not make more sense to put the stages in chronological order? (it appears he's buying coins from each stage in no particular order)

I'd say separate, but as an early milled fan i would say that wouldn't i? But i agree with Oli there is enough on at the minute with the later book, but then again it just goes to show modern milled always remains the most popular of the two... honestly you people you haven't lived until you'd tried the earlier stuff!

Well i would have offered to help myself, but since my sixpence fetish stops suddenly at 1758 and i refuse to go beyond that point, and the only modern milled coin that's held my fascination for any length of time is the Victorian Shield reverse Sovereign, it looks like i'm not much use to you. Why is there no book for coins 1662-1813? I think it's about time there was a specialist book just concentrating on Early Milled. If you ever do an early milled book, you know where to come for the sixpences.

right explain all that to me agin, cos i've been without an internet connection properly, since the end of April.

Lovely coins those ducats!

better than Spinks.

I like £2 coins, the normal reverse. Gotta love the Britannia 50s, and the 20p. Kinda like 10ps, they are a nice size. I really like pennies 1971-1984. I really, really, really, really....(to the power of 657.8), hate 5ps, i wish they'd demonetise them. I stipulate against taking them, prefering 3 copper coins instead.

All seven James II sixpences in EF. No seriously guys these things just don't turn up.

Well i wouldn't pay extra for a lower grade 'celebrity' coin, i'd rather have the less well known BU one.

You said the magic word! I'd say now that at least 4/5ths of my collection is sixpences, with more to come. I just like the size, interesting how i kinda like Dimes too, you think? William III ones are good! You do know that the two reigns before are particulary difficult. I still haven't managed to get any James II's... Still only 7 of James' to get... By the way i've been collecting on and off for 14 or 15 years, got serious in 2000, and specialised in 2002. (Only took me 12 years to specialise then)

mine was a really common and battered 1816 large cent.

Ha Early Milled my speciality. Just bought a 1732RP 6d upgrade and an about average 1703 Vigo 6d. Ah a good haul yesterday. (ow and a 1573 sixpence!!!) Another monarch to scratch from the list.

Mercury dimes and Washington quarters. I like $20 Libs too.

Nope.

i think i read that too.

ah but have you actually clicked the suggested link that google gave you on that french one?

alright he doesn't.

You mean they are MS67s! I trhink he'd like the Sheldon grading system.

oh man that is a killer!

yeah i remember that one oli...

no i'm wrong i think it's gallery 3 that's not as good picture quality wise...

here... http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/pics/pen4.html (not great though) if you go to gallery 3 of pennies you'll see another coin that'll interest you.

i'd like to just specialise in tin farthings eventually. Copper never really bothered me much, although i did see some nice James I farthings for sale... hmm hammered copper, not something i ever thought about. I don't collect copper because my house is to humid and they'd all go green eventually. No problems with gold or early milled silver though.

no but i know where there is a picture of them...

I had to tick other because you missed off tin for a starters. Well the real reason was because i collect quite a few of those, firstly i collect milled silver. Sixpences 1674-1694 (all date/type varities, sixpences 1695-1787 just by date and i get the plumes and roses combinations, but i miss out the provincial mints and the minor varieties. Hammered silver is another area of interest, i'm attempting one coin from every monarch from AEthelwulf to Victoria. (i've just sold all the post Victoria stuff off). Silver pennies are my favourite. Also hammered gold, as part of my monarch collection, if a nice gold one turns up for a monarch i haven't got and i can afford it then so be it. Although i could quite easily collect Edward III Quarter Nobles. Also as a small aside i also collect milled gold in the for of a date set of James II Half guineas. (three to get in total, i need two more... no rush with this though, if i finish it in the next 40 years i'll be content). So to briefly summerise in order of importance. (1 most important) 1) Sixpences 1674-94 2) Hammered Silver or Gold for the monarch type set 3) Sixpences 1695-1787 (just the main london mint varieties, one of each date) 4) James II Half guineas